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https://www.invitra.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/uses-of-oxytocin.png24001020When the risk of continuing the pregnancy is greater than the risk of terminating it, the doctor may choose to administer artificial oxytocin. This hormone is responsible for the contractions of the uterus in the same way as the oxytocin secreted naturally by the brain.